Norfolk State forum encourages minorities to get COVID-19 vaccine
April is National Minority Health Month, and the university plans for in-person learning in the Fall, exploring vaccine requirement. Author: Eugene Daniel (WVEC) Updated: 11:55 PM EDT April 8, 2021
NORFOLK, Va. April is National Minority Health Month, and Norfolk State University is taking the opportunity to encourage people of color and other minority groups to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
Norfolk State’s Center of Excellence in Minority Health Disparities hosted a virtual discussion Thursday to provide to debunk vaccine myths and get accurate information out to the community.
Nearly three million Virginians have at least received one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Fourteen percent of those are Black people, and just under 5 percent are Latino American.
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February 28, 2021
Evelyn “Nana” Brooks waves to friends at the Hopewell Train Station on Saturday. Photo: Rich Hundley III.
Evelyn Brooks has a lot to celebrate this month. She received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, she turned 100, and even though her friends and family couldn’t hold a traditional birthday party for her due to the COVID-19 pandemic, her mailbox has been stuffed with birthday cards, her church planned a virtual surprise celebration for her, and a parade of more than 100 vehicles filled with well-wishers visited her to mark her special day.
Brooks, known to family, friends, and the greater Hopewell Valley community simply as “Nana”, held court Saturday afternoon wearing a face mask and sitting on a special plastic protective chair in front of the Hopewell Train Station as people pulled up in their vehicles to wish her a happy birthday and drop off flowers, balloons, and other presents. The celebration featured singing, violins, and more than o
The Virginia Symphony Orchestra is paying homage to civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by streaming its “Songs for a Dreamer” concert for 45 days beginning Monday.